What's included
4 live meetings
3 hrs 40 mins in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Homework is optional and it involves completing in class work or doing the optional exercises.Class Experience
This is a beginner coding class where no experience is necessary. In these four classes we will be creating a simple chatbot and a "Guess How Many" game. We will also learn how to use 'turtle' to draw simple graphics. In the chatbot project we will learn about integers and strings and their properties. We will also learn about the "if" statement and how to make decisions. In the guessing game project we will learn about loops and booleans. We will learn about when to use "for" loops and when to use "while" loops. We will also learn about modules such "random" and we will also learn how to make our own custom modules. I base my teaching on the Socratic methods, encouraging students to figure things out for themselves by asking them a series of questions . Week 1: Chatbot (strings, integers, print, input) Week 2: Chatbot cont. + Turtle + random modules (if statement, turtle, random) Week 3: Turtle + Guessing Game + custom modules (for, randint) Week 4: Guessing Game cont. (while, booleans)
Other Details
Parental Guidance
We use trinket.io in this class. Students should not include any personal information in their projects as they can be shared. We also use Colab to showcase our coding materials. It works like our textbook. Colab functions best when used with a gmail account (you can save your own versions of the notebooks).
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Mathematics from Harvard University
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from Harvard University
I've been a computer science teacher for 10 years and have taught Python coding online for the past four years. I have also taught math and computer science at the High School level: AP Calculus BC and AP Computer Science A.
Reviews
Live Group Class
$17
weekly or $68 for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
55 min
Completed by 6 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
3-6 learners per class